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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kasson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kasson and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Kasson:
- 44.033139, -92.752021
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Kasson
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Dodge County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dodge County
- Since Kasson is near Olmsted County and also Goodhue County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Olmsted County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Goodhue County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Kasson
Communities Also Named Kasson ...
We found six communities that are also named Kasson.
Within Minnesota, the name Kasson is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Vanderburgh County
- This Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Kasson that is located in Dodge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vanderburgh County community of Kasson.
- Iowa
- Madison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Kasson [Madison County].
- Michigan
- Leelanau County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Kasson [Leelanau County].
- Pennsylvania
- McKean County
- This Kasson is located in McKean County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the east of the Kasson that is located in Dodge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Kasson.
- West Virginia
- Barbour County
- This Kasson is located in Barbour County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Kasson that is located in Dodge County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Kasson.
- Wisconsin
- Manitowoc County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Kasson [Manitowoc County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kasson ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Danesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Danesville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danesville
- Dodge Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Hayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oslo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oslo is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
- Post Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Post Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Rock Dell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shanty Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
How Far From Kasson to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Kasson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kasson and extending to:
- Mantorville, which is the Seat of Dodge County, lies just to the North.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Kasson to Saint Paul, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 885 miles [1,424.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,254 miles [10,064.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,006 miles [11,275.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kasson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Kasson could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Kasson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kasson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0331, Longitude: -92.7520 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.93 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.616 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.611 degrees. |
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